Fall TV: No ‘Scandal’ this fall on ABC; Kiefer Sutherland returns in new thriller

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FILE - In this April 3, 2016 file photo, Kiefer Sutherland arrives at the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. Sutherland will play a low-level Cabinet member who suddenly becomes president on a new ABC drama this fall, one of nine new series the network will launch next season. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - In this April 3, 2016 file photo, Kiefer Sutherland arrives at the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. Sutherland will play a low-level Cabinet member who suddenly becomes president on a new ABC drama this fall, one of nine new series the network will launch next season. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

ABC on Tuesday unveiled a fall lineup that features five new shows, including a drama starring former “24” lead Kiefer Sutherland.

In “Designated Survivior,” Sutherland will play a low-level White House cabinet member who suddenly becomes president after a devastating attack on Washington. The show, described as a “conspiracy thriller,” will air on Wednesday nights, replacing “Nashville,” which did not get renewed.

Other new shows coming to ABC in the fall include the dramas “Conviction” and “Notorious,” and the comedies “American Housewife” and “Speechless.”

“Conviction” is a legal saga starring Hayley Atwell (“Marvel’s Agent Carter”) as a lawyer and former First Daughter. “Notorious” focuses on the “unique, sexy and dangerous interplay of criminal law and the media.”

“American Housewife” is about a wife and mother (Katy Mixon) raising three children in an upscale Connecticut neighborhood, and “Speechless” stars Minnie Driver as a mother fighting on behalf of a special-needs child.

ABC’s schedule, which is being presented to advertisers on Tuesday, is the first one under the leadership of new entertainment chief Channing Dungey. She replaced Paul Lee earlier this year in the wake of sagging ratings.

The schedule features several time-slot changes for returning shows and the notable absence of “Scandal” on Thursday nights. The political soap is being pushed back to midseason to accommodate the pregnancy of its star Kerry Washington.

On tap for midseason, in addition to “Scandal,” are dramas “The Catch,” “American Crime,” “Still Star-Crossed,” and “Time After Time,” the comedies “Downward Dog” and “Imaginary Mary,” and the limited series “When We Rise.” “The Bachelor” will also return at midseason.

“Still Star-Crossed” is a new period drama from prolific producer Shonda Rhimes that picks up where “Romeo and Juliet” left off. It’s based on a book by Melinda Taub.

In addition of “Nashville,” the list of shows that failed to make the cut include “Castle,” “The Family,” “The Muppets,” “Of Kings and Prophets,” “Rookie Blue,” “Marvel’s Agent Carter” and “Galavant.”